Yorkview Public School recently invited Picture It Picture Books to be the focus of their literacy night.  After reading Captain Zane to the students and parents, children took part in different activities.

The students at Yorkview all happen to be great artists and brought the story of Captain Zane alive with their brilliant illustrations!

Thanks to all the students, parents and staff for a wonderful night of literacy and art!

Imagining the Alphabet

Check out our new site where we publish your child’s drawings.  Surprise your child by taking a photograph or scanning their Picture It creations and send it to us at creators@pictureitpicturebooks.com.  Please include their name and age.  We post one picture a day so keep checking to see your entry.

Each month, we will pick one winner to receive a free Picture It Picture Book!

We are pleased to announce that we are now available for order through the Chapters Indigo site.  When searching their database, search “Alicia Belvedere” or “Leanne Milech” or use the title of one of our books below.

Order from Indigo.ca here or click on a book below!

Limited supply available so order fast!  Happy Shopping!

Come visit us this Tuesday at Indigo (Eglinton and Yonge) for Mom’s Night at Indigo follow this link for a coupon!

On Wednesday we’ll be at Chapters @ Bayview Village

We are pleased as punch to be participating in the Fall 2010 Children’s Trunk Show at the Evergreen Brickworks this weekend!  Come see us on Friday, October 1 from 9:30 to 4 or on Saturday, October 2 from 9:30 to 4.  Or why limit yourself? Come on both days!  Lots of awesome vendors and activities for the kiddies await.  See you there!

Thank you to everyone who attended our launch party this afternoon at Planet Kid. We’d like to thank Sara Fillmore, owner of Planet Kid, for letting us have our party in her hip store. Thank you to professional illustrator Louise Ferguson and voice actor Melissa Altro for sharing their talents with us. We will be posting the amazing performance by Inner Light very soon. Check back!

To view all of the photos from the party, click on Behind the Scenes at the top of this page.

We will be donating a stack of books to Red Door Shelter because of all of your awesome support!  Thank you!

To witness and assist young minds at play is not only rewarding but essential in developing a child’s confidence, creativity and well being. Picture It Picture Books are a unique series of books that help inspire children by leaving room for their imagination and illustration. We write the story but leave out the illustrations leaving a blank canvas for our reader’s creativity. We  believe co-creating exercises young minds on more levels than simply reading. And at the end of the day there’s no better keepsake than the result of your child’s genius. Our unique line of “picture books without pictures” are a perfect way for children to explore their creativity by getting lost in the story and illustrating whatever comes to mind. Not only are our books fun and engaging for a child but what parent won’t keep them stored away years to come.

Picture It Picture Books, the picture books children can personalize by illustrating the story, were featured on CityLine as a must-have back to school product!

The books on the table are Picture it Picture Books! Episode aired on August 18th at 9 am!

We had the pleasure of visiting Ms. Nora Bradley’s Grade 1/2 class at Selwyn School this past year for an author visit. Nora’s been teaching for 25 years (!).  Here’s what she has to say about Picture It Picture Books and our classroom visit:

With tremendous energy and enthusiasm, Alicia and Leanne told the story of Captain Zane. Spellbound from the very beginning, the children were caught up in the world of a greedy captain, Goldhead sharks, ocean life and an important environmental message. After the story was finished, each child had the opportunity to illustrate a page of their choice. They worked quietly and with great determination creating the images from their imaginations. The results were outstanding!Each picture reflected the students’ unique understanding of the words they heard. It was wonderful to see their imaginations stimulated to such a degree that the artwork was a result of their own interpretation of the events of the story and not influenced by another illustrator as is the case in most picture books. As well, I was amazed by the level of comprehension of some students because of the details they had included. The outcome of this visit far exceeded my expectations for my children. I highly recommend having these very exciting authors for a classroom visit. Picture It Picture Books should not be overlooked!